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CELEBRATING THE RESIDENTIAL PARK COMMUNITIES FOR 64 YEARS

Nature Lecture: Lunar Eclipse at Palm Springs Public Library

resented by Dr. Stephenie Slahor, learn more about lunar eclipses, how they occur, and some of the ancient and modern history associated with eclipses. Be prepared for the Total Lunar Eclipse that will occur on January 21, and will be 100 percent visible from Palm Springs. (weather permitting) This FREE lecture will begin at 6:30 p.m. in The Learning Center (TLC) at the main library. A total lunar eclipse takes place when the Earth comes

Wednesday, January 16 at 6:30 p.m.

between the Sun and the Moon and covers the Moon with its shadow. When this happens, the Moon can turn red, earning it the nickname of “Blood Moon.” The lunar eclipse on January 21, also happens to be a so-called “SuperMoon.” This means that the moon will be at perigee or the point in its elliptical orbit at which it is closest to Earth. Dr. Stephenie Slahor is the author of the book “Meteors” and is a Palm Springs resident and university professor whose

hobbies include kayaking and rock hounding. She is a member of the Shadow Mountain Gem and Mineral Society of Palm Springs and likes introducing her audiences to the fun of those “visitors from outer space” — meteors. The Palm Springs Public Library is located at 300 South Sunrise Way in Palm Springs. For more info, call 760-322-7323 or visit palmspringslibrary.org.

Dr. Stephenie Slahor

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Senior News Line

WORD SEARCH

By Matilda Charles

The Harsh Reality of Social Security ANSWER TO WORD SEARCH ON PAGE 9

ACCUMULATION

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Sasquatch The first annual Bigfoot Festival in the town of Marion, N.C. turned out to be a big deal recently. The event attracted more than 15,000 visitors from across the country who packed the streets of the town, which is home to little more than 7,800 residents, says the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. In addition to the usual paraphernalia, such as hats, T-Shirts, etc., Allie Webb manned a stand

selling what she calls Bigfoot Juice. It’s said to attract Sasquatch in addition to fending off insects. And, of course, Ms. Webb produced a witness, John Bruner, who organized the festival, who used the concoction to successfully find Bigfoot. The Association of Mature American Citizens [www.amac.us] provides the Filler Files as a service on issues of concern to Americans over 50.

The start of the New Year means having to face just what our 2.8 percent Social Security increase really means. I had done the math: my 2018 Social Security plus the welcome 2.8 percent increase equals the benefit amount for 2019. There would be more money to spend, I assumed. Here is where it actually stands: Groceries: Last January I saved all my grocery receipts for the month so I would have a list of what everything cost. It’s only been a year, but everything has gone up. Not one single item has gone down in price. Housing: Two months ago, the notice arrived about rents going up $20 on Jan. 1. TV/Internet: The monthly cost of cable TV and Internet service rose over $30. I called and threatened to cut the cord, and they suddenly found a deal that brought the increase down $20.

Electric: The power company just announced a 13 percent increase in kilowatt-hour costs. Miscellaneous: On the occasional expense end of things, my favorite shirt, which I wear out and then replace every year, went up $10. Oil changes are up $15. The sum of all this means that I’m actually worse off than I was last year. Many of us are in this same situation. Over 20 percent of married couples and over 40 percent of singles have Social Security for 90 percent of their income. We not only aren’t adding to emergency savings, we’re barely hanging on. I’ll include as many cost-saving tips in this column as I can this year. But if you haven’t retired yet, spend 2019 practicing living on only the amount you’ll get from Social Security. Use every extra dollar to pare down debt or add to your savings. (c) 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.

Explore the World of Entertainment without Cable TV at Welwood Murray Memorial Library “Cutting the Cord” lecture held Tuesday, January 22

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Explore the world of entertainment without cable TV and use today’s streaming for TV, film, music and even games. Learn the basics, the different types and how to get started! This FREE lecture will be presented in the Cornelia White Community Room at the Welwood Murray Memorial Library beginning at 10:30 a.m. The library is located at 100 South Palm Canyon Drive in

Palm Springs. For more information, call 760-323-8296 or visit palmspringslibrary.org.

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CROSSWORD 9. Hatchet 10. Final letter 11. Complete 20. Worship 22. Roam 24. General’s assistant 25. Sorbets 26. Certain amphibian 27. Actress Erin ____ 28. Film part 29. Fan favorite 30. Sooner than, ANSWER TO PUZZLE ON PAGE 9

32. Angler’s ACROSS need 1. Cabbage dish 33. Gall 5. Mouse’s cousin 35. Morning condensation 8. Fluster 12. City transport 36. Spoken 38. Most 13. Have uncanny unpaid bills 40. Barked 14. Cattle 42. Prepared 15. Suffers 43. Army 16. Fellows bigwigs 17. Marsh stalk 45. Jam 18. Raised 49. Knitted 19. Love 52. Shad ____ 21. ____ up to 53. Enormous (confess) 54. Hunch 23. Take back 27. Frown 55. Addition 31. Express to a house

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in poems 34. Ships 37. Cheerful 39. Yearned 41. Braved 44. Aria 46. Hawaiian feast 47. Giant 48. Lady’s guy

49. Take the 1. Try gold medal 2. Lion’s pad 3. Wheel shaft 50. Shelley 4. Insight poem 5. Love affair 51. Disturb 6. Thunderstruck 7. Choir member 8. Precede

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Ride for the Mountains in the 21st Annual Tour de Palm Springs! Saturday, February 9

Photo courtesy of Friends of the Desert Mountains

The Tour de Palm Springs supports local charities in the Coachella Valley - including Friends of the Desert Mountains! Register for the 21st annual ride, and your registration fee will help protect our local mountain views, hiking and biking trails, and unique wildlife found nowhere else on Earth! Choose from the following routes: • 1 or 3 mile walk • 10 mile route with slight hills and some distance

• 25 mile route, a moderate ride with a few rolling hills • 50 mile and 100 mile routes with a lot of rolling hills and gradual climbs but nothing steep When you register, use 19FDM as your “CHARITY CODE.” Register as an individual, and then enter the code in the “Other Information” section for each registrant. Be sure to register by Friday, January 25. To register, visit eventbrite.com

The Dunn Family History in 29 Palms 2nd Friday Old Schoolhouse Lecture Series

Photo courtesy of 29 Palms Historical Society

Join Jeff and Bob Dunn, as they recount the “Dunn Family History in 29 Palms.” Long-time residents of Twentynine Palms, Jeff and Bob Dunn, conducted this lecture last year and too many people were turned away from this standing room only event. The Dunns agreed to tell their family history again this year. Don’t miss out on this event! Sponsored by the Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park and the Twentynine Palms His-

torical Society, this lecture is held at the Old Schoolhouse Museum, 6760 National Park Drive, Twentynine Palms, on Friday, January 11 at 7 pm. This lecture is open to the public and costs $5 per person at the door. The lecture will be held at the Old Schoolhouse Museum located at 6760 National Park Drive in Twentynine Palms. For more information, call 760-367-5535 or visit joshuatree.org

It was a bright Christmas The folks at Universal Studios in Japan did it again. According to the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC] the theme park set a new record for the most lights on their Christmas Tree -- 580,806, to be precise. The remarkable thing, says AMAC, the theme park has been setting new Guinness Christmas light records

each year for the past seven years. This year’s record topped their 2017 record by more than 10,000 additional lights. The Association of Mature American Citizens [www.amac.us] provides the Filler Files as a service on issues of concern to Americans over 50.

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Recipe of the Week

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The Kitchen Diva By Angela Shelf Medearis

CHICKEN WITH 40 CLOVES OF GARLIC • 6 whole chicken legs or thighs, or a mixture of each • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 2 teaspoons kosher salt • 2 tablespoons poultry seasoning • 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper • 40 cloves garlic (3 bulbs), peeled • 4 stalks celery, thinly sliced • 4 sprigs Italian parsley • 1 cup chicken stock • 1 teaspoon lemon juice • Crusty bread or toast for serving 1. Heat oven to 375 F. Season chicken legs with the olive oil, salt, poultry seasoning and black pepper and toss to combine. Arrange the pieces, skin-side up, in a single layer in an ovenproof baking dish with a tight-fitting lid. 2. Scatter the garlic and celery into the gaps between the chicken pieces and arrange parsley on top. 3. Pour in the chicken stock. Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil and put on the lid. Bake for an hour without removing the lid. Check to see if the chicken is tender, and the garlic is soft. If not, cover and bake for another 15 minutes, and then remove the dish from the oven. Stir in the lemon juice. 4. Serve the chicken with the sauce. Spread the softened garlic on the bread. Serve with Crispy Kale and Quinoa Salad with Yogurt Dressing on the side. CRISPY KALE AND QUINOA SALAD • 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided • 1 1/4 cup dried quinoa • 2 1/2 cups chicken stock • 2 garlic cloves, minced

• 1 bunch kale, stems removed • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1. Heat oven to 400 F. Place 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium sauce pot and set over medium heat. Once oil is hot, add the quinoa and toast for 2-3 minutes, stirring regularly. 2. Pour in the stock and stir in the garlic. Cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 18-20 minutes. Once the stock has absorbed and the rings around each seed have separated, remove from heat and keep covered to steam. 3. Tear the kale into small 1-2 inch pieces. Place on a baking sheet and drizzle with the remaining oil. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, garlic powder, cayenne and 1/2 teaspoon sea salt. Toss the kale with your hands to coat well. Then spread the kale pieces out on 2 baking sheets in a single layer and bake for about 10 minutes until crisp. 4. Once the quinoa is tender and fluffy, toss with a fork and taste. Season lightly with salt and pepper, if needed. Toss in the crispy kale pieces. They soften over time, so do this at the last minute. Serve warm. Makes 6-8 servings. Angela Shelf Medearis is an awardwinning children’s author, culinary historian and the author of seven cookbooks. Her new cookbook is “The Kitchen Diva’s Diabetic Cookbook.” Her website is divapro. com. To see how-to videos, recipes and much, much more, Like Angela Shelf Medearis, The Kitchen Diva! on Facebook. Recipes may not be reprinted without permission from Angela Shelf Medearis. (c) 2018 King Features Synd., Inc., and Angela Shelf Medearis

Brain Teaser What question can someone ask all day long, always get totally different answers, and yet all the answers could be correct? SEE ANSWER ON PAGE 11

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Trivia Test

Couch Theater — Video/DVD Previews By Amy Anderson

By Fifi Rodriguez

1. LITERATURE: Which 20thcentury novel begins with the line, “All of this happened, more or less”? 2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What are the two flowers traditionally associated with the month of December? 3. FOOD & DRINK: What is cardamom? 4. GEOGRAPHY: In which country is Mount Kilimanjaro located? 5. U.S. STATES: Which state’s slogan is the “Land of 10,000 Lakes”? 6. TELEVISION: What was Archie Bunker’s nickname for his wife Edith in “All in the Family”?

“What They Had” (NR) -“What They Had” captures the sweet heartbreak of loving someone who is slipping away, and the impossible decisions that we must make in the twilight years of our lives. Bridget (Hillary Swank) is called home to Chicago when her mother (Blythe Danner) takes off down a snow-covered lane. Her father (Robert Forster) is in denial about his wife’s Alzheimer’s disease, and her brother (Michael Shannon) plays caregiver to Mom and Dad, yearning for more out of life. Meanwhile, Bridget can’t help but compare the unshakeable love of her parents to her own cold marriage. It’s moving and never strays into sappy.

“Monsters and Men” (R) -Writer/director Reinaldo Marcus Green offers a study in consequences, where no action is exempt. A tense situation on a street corner of Brooklyn ends with one black man dead at the hands of white police officers, and another man who filmed the event facing the terrible choice between speaking out about the injustice and staying silent to protect his family. The impact of the decision is seen from the different perspectives -- a black cop struggling with the actions of his colleagues, a young athlete who is called to action, and others. “Mid90s” (R) -- Jonah Hill makes his directorial debut with this

homage to the LA’s skate rat scene in 1996. It’s accurate and evocative, rich with a certain offhand nostalgia -- youth is youth and struggle is struggle, no matter your background or pursuits. Here, we follow Stevie (Sunny Suljic), who is 13 (as was Hill in 1996), but who looks much younger. He’s left much to his own devices by his hardworking single mom and older brother Ian, so he befriends a group of slightly older, cooler -- whatever that means -- street skaters at a local skate shop. Their adventures are dramatic and mundane, recalling the crass antics of early teenhood and the bonds created under its mesmerizing spell. (c) 2019 King Features Synd., Inc.

Now Here’s A Tip

7. CHEMISTRY: What is the lightest element? 8. U.S. PRESIDENTS: What was the Secret Service code name for President Jimmy Carter?

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By JoAnn Derson

• Studies show that people who eat more fiber take in fewer calories, and if you’re on a healthy mission, take heed: Keep your focus on whole food sources of fiber, like veggies, fresh fruits and nutritious whole grains. • Cinnamon in the garden? Yep, cinnamon is a natural fungicide, and you can use it on cuts on

flowers to help the plant root. Simply dip the cut end in cinnamon powder before rooting. • “I purchased a nice lotion in a very pretty pump bottle. After the lotion was all used up, I repurposed the bottle as a soap dispenser at my kitchen sink. It matches better, and I like having a pump bottle because it’s easy

to get a little bit of soap on your sponge.” — E.S. in Alabama • Use clingwrap over the top of a coffee mug or tumbler in order to take your drink “to go.” Just create a small hole at the edge of the cup for sipping, or poke a straw through the center for easy access. (c) 2019 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Book Clubs “The Monk of Mokha” by David Eggers Thursday, January 10 at 10:30 a.m. Cover to Cover Book Club at the Mizell Senior Center located at 480 South Sunrise Way in Palm Springs. For more information, call 760-323-5689. “Norwegian Wood” by Haruki Murakami Wednesday, January 16 at 10 a.m. Morning Coffee-Read on the Edge Book Club at Welwood Murray Memorial Library, 100 South Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. For more information, call 760-323-8296. “Last Bus to Wisdom” by Ivan Doig Friday, January 18 at 2 p.m. Friends of the Palm Springs Library Book Club inside the learning center at Palm Springs Public Library, 300 South Sunrise Way in Palm Springs. For more information, call 760-322-7323. For more information, visit palmspringslibrary.org or palmspringsca.gov.

Noche de Nachos The citizens of Las Cruces, NV know how to celebrate Noche de Nachos, a festival celebrating the Mexican dish. They gathered smack dab in the center of town to snack on the world’s largest serving of nachos. It weighed in at 5,039 pounds, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC] giving Las Cru-

ces a good shot at getting into the Guinness Book of World Records. The current record stands at a measly 4,689 pounds. The Association of Mature American Citizens [www.amac.us] provides the Filler Files as a service on issues of concern to Americans over 50.

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Strange But True By Samantha Weaver

• In this time of bitter partisan rivalries, it would be well to remember the following sage observation: “Do not trust to the cheering, for those persons would cheer just as much if you and I were going to be hanged.” The man who first made that observation was Lord Protector of England Oliver Cromwell, considered by some to be a hero of liberty, by others to be a regicidal dictator. He died in 1658, probably from septicemia. He was so reviled that, three years later, his body was exhumed so that he could be posthumously executed, his body thrown into a pit and his head displayed on a pole outside Westminster Hall. • You might be surprised to learn that the mother of Sir Winston Churchill, that quintessential icon of Britishness, was actu-

ally born an American in Brooklyn, New York. Lady Randolph Spencer-Churchill, nee Jeanette Jerome, was a socialite, and it is through her that Winston Churchill is related to his wartime ally, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The prime minister and the president were seventh cousins, once removed. • The acids in your digestive system are so corrosive that your stomach must produce an entirely new lining every three days. • If you’re planning to travel to Washington state with nefarious plans, here’s an interesting law to keep in mind: Any motorist with criminal intent is required to stop before entering a town and inform the chief of police of his or her presence.

What a Cookie A Pennsylvania man who commutes to work in New Jersey played the lottery there after having a meal at a Chinese restaurant, at the end of which he was presented with a fortune cookie that turned out to be worth, well, a fortune. The Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC] says that he

used numbers contained in the witty message of an after-dinner cookie, numbers that were worth a million dollars, it turned out. The Association of Mature American Citizens [www.amac.us] provides the Filler Files as a service on issues of concern to Americans over 50.

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Crossword Answer

WordSearch Answer

Sudoku Answer

TRIVIA ANSWERS 1. “Slaughterhouse-Five” 2. Narcissus and holly 3. A spice 4. Tanzania

5. Minnesota 6. “Dingbat” 7. Hydrogen 8. “Deacon”

SALOME’S STARS WEEK OF JANUARY 14, 2019 BORN THIS WEEK: You have a way of helping people solve their problems, making you a most-respected counselor and trusted friend. ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Romantic aspects are high at this time for single Lambs looking for love. Warm and fuzzy feelings also are at enhanced levels for Rams and Ewes in paired relationships.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A loved one’s health problem could, once again, make demands on your time and attention. But this time, make some demands of your own, and insist that others pitch in and help.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This week favors what Taureans dote on -- namely, love and money. Look for more meaningful relationships for both singles and pairs, as well as an improved financial outlook.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) This is a good time for the traditionally staid Scorpion to plan adjustments in your day-to-day schedules. Be more flexible and allow for more impromptu, off-the-cuff actions.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) All lingering shreds of that recent bout with boredom are dissipated as you eagerly accept a challenging offer. Your positive mood persuades others to join you in this venture.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Avoid creating unnecessary fuss over a situation you don’t approve of. If it’s going to work, it will do so despite your objections. If it fails, it will do so without a push from you.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You might need validation for a possible solution to a situation involving someone close to you. Consider asking a trusted friend or relative to help you with this problem.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Working with a trusted colleague could open your mind to exploring some considerations you previously dismissed out of hand. The weekend brings news from a loved one.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Investigate carefully before agreeing to assist a friend or colleague with a personal problem. There might be hidden factors that could emerge later that will create problems for you.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Resolving a recent problem leaves you in a good position to strengthen your influence on how things get done. But continue to encourage ideas and suggestions from others.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Your decision to work with an associate rather than go it alone, as you first proposed, brings an unexpected bonus. Be careful not to be judgmental. Allow for free and open discussion.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A new friend suggests an interesting opportunity. But check it out before you snap at it. It might be a good deal for some people, but it might not work in helping you reach your goals.

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